Increasing investor demand for returns that are uncorrelated to the overall market is driving growing portfolio allocations to alternative investments, according to research into private equity and real estate investment processing, by Cutter Associates. Among the firms participating in the Cutter research, more than 90 per cent are now invested
Investors no longer regard Central and Eastern Europe as a coherent investment area as countries in the region present increasingly different risk profiles, according to CMS’s Emerging Europe M&A Report 2015/2016, published by in conjunction with EMIS. The report reveals that while the CEE M&A market overall was down on
The number of Jersey-registered alternative fund managers marketing into Europe through national private placement regimes (NPPRs) under the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) rose significantly again over the final six months of 2015. That’s according to new figures from the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) which show that
Investment bankers are expecting relatively modest bonuses of under GBP25,000 on average this year, while Private Equity staff think theirs will exceed GBP100,000, according to research by recruitment firm Astbury Marsden. Astbury Marsden says that investment bankers anticipate that their bonuses will be worth an average of GBP24,461 in this
The Global Fund Media newsletter team is taking its customary year-end break, and will resume business as usual on Monday 4 January. We will continue to update our websites with the most important industry news during the holiday period. We wish all our readers the very best for the festive season, and
Almost half (44 per cent) of small and medium-sized firms applying for development finance over the past year were successful, up from 27 per cent in 2014, according to a report by Albion Ventures. The third Albion Growth Report, designed to shed light on the factors that both create and
More European private equity firms are increasing the personal capital executives devote to their funds, according to new research from Investec. The firm’s annual GP Trends report, now in its sixth year, captures the views of 81 senior private equity professionals in the UK and Europe, with approximately €58 billion
Next year will see the emergence of at least five Bitcoin and Blockchain businesses with a valuation of more than USD1 billion, and they will all be able to justify their valuations. That’s one of the findings of Magister Advisors’ survey of the views of the World’s leading Bitcoin and
By James Local, director, Livingstone Partners – A market in a growth phase, with numerous high-performing businesses run by hungry entrepreneurs who are receptive to the idea of taking investment, and a good history of secondary buy-outs and trade exits. What’s not to like about the recruitment industry? The recruitment
Investors remain bullish about private equity with average annual return expectations – net of fees, expenses and carried interest – of 11.7 per cent IRR and 1.6x multiple of cost (MoC) for managers that begin investing today. That’s according to a survey by fundraising and secondaries advisory firm Rede, which
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